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Notepad: This crossword was the playoff puzzle at Lollapuzzoola, a crossword tournament directed by Brian Cimmet and Ryan Hecht, held in Jackson Heights, Queens, on August 22. The winner, Dan Feyer, of New York City, finished it perfectly in 7 minutes 10 seconds.

1. End : DEMISE7. Battle cry : ITSWAR13. First monarch to be crowned Tsar of All Russia : IVANIV14. Intensify : ESCALATE16. 1997 Demi Moore movie with the tagline "Failure is not an option" : GIJANE17. Note on a time-sensitive document : NEEDASAP18. Like a runner-up, often : SLOWER19. Spoiler of a sort : BADAPPLE20. Nab in a net : TRAWL21. It's classified by the U.S.D.A. as red meat under cooking guidelines and as poultry under inspection standards : EMU22. Poivre's counterpart : SEL23. What many rulers hold : SWAY24. Result of nonuse : ATROPHY28. Veto : NIX29. Endorse on a Web site, maybe : ESIGN30. Córdoba compass direction : OESTE34. Create a flip book, say : ANIMATE36. Like many bows : KNOTTED38. Secret words? : PSSTS39. ___ shame : DIEOF41. Entered a contest : RAN42. "The press," for "reporters," e.g. : METONYM44. River of Yuma and Phoenix : GILA45. Setting for 10 U.S. states: Abbr. : CST48. New England sch. with campuses in Durham and Manchester : UNH49. Not dormant : AWAKE51. Field, e.g. : OPENAREA54. Bookbinder's material : THREAD56. Pitcher who struck out the final batter of the 2007 World Series : PAPELBON57. "Lieben," in German class : TOLOVE58. 1978 King novel rereleased in a "Complete and uncut" version in 1990 : THESTAND59. Winner of the 2002 Academy Award for Best Original Song : EMINEM60. Rig capacity : ONETON61. Niche : RECESS

1. Pad : DIGS2. Bad copies? : EVILTWINS3. Line that passes through both of an ellipse's foci : MAJORAXIS4. Kind of : INAWAY5. Strength provider : SINEW6. Company that provided equipment for the reality show "The Contender" : EVERLAST7. Needed a coating of heated propylene glycol, say : ICEDUP8. Finish line? : TADA9. Indicator of freshness? : SLAP10. With 52-Down, structure found under eaves : WASPS11. "Gigantic (___ of Two Johns)," 2002 documentary about They Might Be Giants : ATALE12. Turn off : REPEL14. Original host of "Breakfast at Wimbledon" : ENBERG15. Pet for which you can buy an Aqua-Leash : SEAMONKEY23. Spontaneous : SNAP25. Took a lot of punches? : TIEDONEON26. Farrier's focus : HOOF27. "Solitude is impractical and ___ society is fatal": Emerson : YET29. Maneuver gingerly : EASE31. Call at home : STRIKEONE32. What some predictions are based on : TEALEAVES33. Housemother to Tootie, Natalie, Blair and Jo : EDNA35. "Lou Grant" production co. : MTM37. "Whatever" : NOMATTER40. Under one's command : INHAND43. Garment that's often reconstructed before each wearing : TURBAN44. Food used as an antiseptic during World War I : GARLIC45. Don't deny : COPTO46. Braves pitcher who won the 1957 Cy Young Award : SPAHN47. Structure made from poles and hides : TEPEE50. Cry from the accused : WHOME52. See 10-Down : NEST53. Mrs. Lovett in "Sweeney Todd," for one : ALTO55. Majority of U.S. governors, as of 2009: Abbr. : DEMS